10: Pair Production
B. Rouben
UOIT
ENGR-2500U
Introduction to Nuclear Physics
2015 Sept.-Dec.
2015 September
1
Pair Production
Pair Production is the perfect example of
E = mc2
It is the interaction of a -ray with the
Coulomb field of a nucleus, in which

11: Wave-Particle Duality
B. Rouben
UOIT
ENGR-2500U
Introduction to Nuclear Physics
2015 Sept.-Dec.
2015 September
1
Duality of Light
For light - or electromagnetic radiation in
general:
Only the wave theory can explain the
phenomena of diffraction and in

12: Bohrs Model of the Atom
B. Rouben
UOIT
ENGR-2500U
Introduction to Nuclear Physics
2015 Sept.-Dec.
2015 September
1
Solar-System Model of the Atom
Once Rutherford had shown that the atom had
a very small but massive nucleus which
concentrated the posit

6: The Photoelectric Effect
B. Rouben
UOIT
ENGR-2500U
Introduction to Nuclear Physics
2015 Sept.-Dec.
2015 Sept.
1
Black-Body Radiation
A black body is one which may emit and absorb
electromagnetic radiation, but does not reflect it. If it is
subjected to